No One to Call

Phone lights up, then it goes dark Same two names, same old scars Thumb hovers, I don’t choose Some truths don’t need a witness

I know who’d answer if I called I know who wouldn’t care I learned the difference the hard way Standing cold in open air

I don’t hate the silence now I just know what it means It ain’t empty — it’s honest Like the space between beats

I don’t reach for what won’t hold I don’t knock on closing doors

Ain’t nobody to call When the night gets heavy Ain’t nobody to blame When it’s all on me I don’t beg the dark I don’t curse the fall Some roads teach you strength By leaving no one to call

I’ve been loved in convenient ways I’ve been missed on borrowed time I’ve heard “I’m here” said easy Till it cost somebody pride

Now I trust what stays quiet More than what swears it’s real If you can sit with me wordless I know how you feel

Loneliness ain’t empty It’s just exact

Ain’t nobody to call When the night gets heavy Ain’t nobody to blame When it’s all on me I don’t beg the dark I don’t curse the fall Some roads teach you strength By leaving no one to call

I used to fear this kind of quiet Thought it meant I was done Now I know it just means I finally chose the wrongs I’d outrun

Ain’t nobody to call And I’m still here Heart still beating Mind still clear If this is what it costs To walk tall I’ll pay it slow With no one to call

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